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A majority of Arab-Americans, around 62%, originate from [[Lebanon]], [[Syria]], [[Palestine]] and [[Jordan]].
A majority of Arab-Americans, around 62%, originate from [[Lebanon]], [[Syria]], [[Palestine]] and [[Jordan]].
Prominent Arab Americans in politics include:
* John H. Sununu (1939- ), Governor of New Hampshire (1983-1989) and White House Chief of Staff for George H. W. Bush (1989-1991); Roman Catholic
* John E. Sununu (1964- ), his son, Republican Congressman (1996-2002) from New Hampshire and U.S. Senator (2002-2008); Roman Catholic
* Spencer Abraham (1952- ), Republican Senator from Michigan (1994-2000), Secretary of Energy under George W. Bush (2001-5), Eastern Orthodox
* James Abdnor (1923- ), Republican Representative from South Dakota (1972-80) and Senator (1980-86); Syrian Orthodox
[[Image:Arab-american girl.jpg]]
[[Image:Arab-american girl.jpg]]
==9-11==
After the horrible events of [[9/11|Sept. 11, 2001]], Arab-Americans braced for the worst, but thankfully the fears of heavy reprisals did not come as the vast majority of America realized they were not to blame. 326 incidents that were believed to be 'hate based' were recorded across the country in the first month after the attack - a large increase from the 20 or so normally expected<ref>http://cc.msnscache.com/cache.aspx?q=73493643238943&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=1549ce5e,98e1d7a9&FORM=CVRE2</ref>, but still relatively small in comparison to the population size. Volume dropped substantially after that so that the last 10 months of the year combined actually had far fewer incidents than the first two months after the attack.<ref>http://www.adc.org/hatecrimes/pdf/2003_report_web.pdf</ref> The worst had passed.
After the horrible events of [[9/11|Sept. 11, 2001]], Arab-Americans braced for the worst, but thankfully the fears of heavy reprisals did not come as the vast majority of America realized they were not to blame. 326 incidents that were believed to be 'hate based' were recorded across the country in the first month after the attack - a large increase from the 20 or so normally expected<ref>http://cc.msnscache.com/cache.aspx?q=73493643238943&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=1549ce5e,98e1d7a9&FORM=CVRE2</ref>, but still relatively small in comparison to the population size. Volume dropped substantially after that so that the last 10 months of the year combined actually had far fewer incidents than the first two months after the attack.<ref>http://www.adc.org/hatecrimes/pdf/2003_report_web.pdf</ref> The worst had passed.